‘Zaroor Denge’: How PM Modi Responded To Maharashtra Deputy CM Shinde’s ‘Special’ Request

Last Updated:August 06, 2025, 19:56 IST

On seeing the Shinde family, the first question PM Narendra Modi asked was: “Where is the special guest?” Senior Shinde told the PM that Rudransh wanted “a fighter plane”

The Shinde family also presented a portrait of Lord Shiva to the Prime Minister. (PTI File)

Maharashtra Deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Wednesday afternoon had a one-and-a-half hour meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He was accompanied by his family, his son, his daughter-in-law, and his wife. But there was a special guest who was missing.

On seeing the Shinde family, the first question the PM asked was: “Where is the special guest?"

It was none other than Rudransh Shinde.

Rudransh is the grandson of Eknath Shinde and the son of Shrikant Shinde, and the last time the family met the Prime Minister right after the Maharashtra election results, the PM had shared a few special moments with the little boy.

Rudransh, who could not meet the Prime Minister, made sure that his special message reached the Prime Minister. Senior Shinde told PM Modi that Rudransh wanted something “very special and important". Upon the Prime Minister’s query, it was learned that the kid had asked his grandfather to ask the Prime Minister to give him a special fighter jet. There was a burst of laughter in the room as the DCM conveyed the request to the Prime Minister.

“We may need to do a strike any time soon, therefore you please ask the Prime Minister to give me a jet," Shinde ji warmly conveyed his grandson’s message to the Prime Minister.

Pat came the reply from Modi, “Zaroor Denge", leaving everybody in the room in splits.

The family also presented a portrait of Lord Shiva to the Prime Minister, signifying the success of Operation Sindoor. A local artist painted this in a matter of two days, and many on social media said that the message of the success of the operation was conveyed without words, only through the picture.

Rudransh has great interest in toys, especially toy planes, but the fact that India’s fighter jets have been able to teach Pakistan a lesson, especially in the recent Operation Sindoor, it is learned that he has conveyed to the family that fighter jets are his favourite, and that he may look to become a fighter jet pilot.

The Prime Minister’s amazing equation with children is no secret, especially with many stories being reported in the past, including Anant Kumar’s grandson conveying that he wanted to be a Hanuman when he grew up, to the fact that Poonam Mahajan’s daughter thought that Prime Minister Modi was the coolest grandpa in town.

On Wednesday afternoon, the Prime Minister spent an hour with the Shinde family and another half an hour with the Deputy CM discussing issues of Maharashtra and national importance. Earlier in the day, Eknath Shinde also met Union Home Minister Amit Shah and conveyed the unconditional support of his party for the choice of the NDA to pick the next Vice-President of India.

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August 06, 2025, 19:56 IST

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